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Lawson Elem. School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
1830 Charbonier Rd
Florissant, MO 63031
Phone
(314) 953-4550
District
HAZELWOOD
County
ST. LOUIS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
344
Classroom Teachers
26

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

3

(10 is best)

Better than 22.7% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Lawson Elem. School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
43%
32%
44%
25%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 6 1.7%
Kindergarten 59 17.2%
Grade 1 43 12.5%
Grade 2 43 12.5%
Grade 3 67 19.5%
Grade 4 58 16.9%
Grade 5 68 19.8%
Total 344 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 22.2% 12.4% 72.9%
Black 72.1% 83.3% 16.0%
Hispanic 3.6% 3.2% 8.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 0.7% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.4% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 56.4% 61.3% 43.7%
Free lunch eligible 52.3% 58.8% 39.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.1% 2.6% 4.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 118,017 6,177,957
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,414.4 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.2% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.2% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.2% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.8% 25.2%
65 OR OLDER 15.6% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 45,163 2,458,324
Single Parent Households With Children 12.8% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.9% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 26.5% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.2% 14.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.7% 16.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.1% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.5% 17.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.7% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.7% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 7.3% 9.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,617 $113,825,634 52.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $620 $10,665,240 5.0%
Staff $614 $10,562,028 4.9%
General Administration $205 $3,526,410 1.6%
School Administration $717 $12,333,834 5.7%
Operation $1,459 $25,097,718 11.7%
Transportation $445 $7,654,890 3.6%
Other $454 $7,809,708 3.6%
Total Support $4,514 $77,649,828 36.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,387 $23,859,174 11.1%
Total Expenditures $12,518 $215,334,636 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,511 $5,795,155,054 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $803 $714,661,677 5.9%
Staff $451 $401,478,432 3.3%
General Administration $659 $586,244,964 4.8%
School Administration $683 $607,519,509 5.0%
Operation $1,159 $1,031,529,375 8.4%
Transportation $563 $501,220,569 4.1%
Other $256 $227,837,374 1.9%
Total Support $4,573 $4,070,502,909 33.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,631 $2,341,852,253 19.2%
Total Expenditures $13,715 $12,207,556,350 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%